Gatefolded vs Bandcamp for musicians
Bandcamp is a great storefront. Gatefolded is your link in bio.
7-day free trial · No credit card required · $49/year afterBandcamp is the gold standard for selling music directly to fans. The free tier hosts your catalog, takes a share of each sale (plus payment processing), and points listeners at a /yourband URL on bandcamp.com. It’s built to be a storefront — not your link in bio.
Gatefolded is built to be the page fans land on first: a music player, your tip jar, your social and streaming links, your fan email signup, and private sharing for unreleased work. Many artists run both, with Gatefolded out front and Bandcamp linked from it.
Feature comparison
| Gatefolded | Bandcamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Plays music inline (no redirect) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Password-protected releases | ✓ | Private/unlisted only |
| Email allowlists | ✓ | ✕ |
| Expiring share links | ✓ | ✕ |
| Custom domain | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple artists per account | ✓ | Label account |
| Built-in analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier | ✕ | ✓ |
| Pricing | $49/yr flat | Free + a share of each sale |
| Fan email collection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tip jar / direct supportVenmo / PayPal / Cash App vs. name-your-price | ✓ | Name-your-price |
| Who controls the audienceEmail list & domain ownership | You | Bandcamp |
Bandcamp takes a revenue share on each sale, plus payment processing; check its own pricing page for the current rates.
When should I switch (or add Gatefolded)?
You need a single link to put in your bio
Bandcamp pages are great when fans show up ready to buy — but they’re a sales experience. Gatefolded is a music experience that includes Bandcamp as one of your buy links.
You share unreleased demos with industry
Bandcamp’s “private” releases are unlisted, not access-controlled. Gatefolded gives you per-link passwords, email allowlists, expiring links, and a log of every unlock.
You want analytics that aren’t just sales reports
Bandcamp tells you what sold. Gatefolded tells you what got played: page views, plays, completion rates, and which tracks actually hold attention.
You want zero-fee fan support
Bandcamp keeps a percentage of every sale. Gatefolded’s tip jar — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — routes 100% of tips directly to you.
What you get with Gatefolded
- One page that doubles as your link in bio and your music player
- Password protection, email allowlists, and expiring links for industry sharing
- Custom domain included, no upgrade needed — your URL, not /yourband.bandcamp.com
- Tip jar via Venmo, PayPal, and Cash App with zero platform fees
- All your release links — Spotify, Apple, Bandcamp itself — in one place
A music page, not a storefront.
One price. Everything. No sales cut.
7-day free trial · No credit card required · $49/year after